Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge

Nursing home in Baton Rouge, LA

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 14686 Old Hammond Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone: (225) 272-9339
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 195512
Overall star rating: 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 1 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 2 of 5
Certified beds: 85
Average residents per day: 57
Ownership: For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name: La Old Hammond Hwy, LLC
Chain: Ark Post Acute Network (4 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Dec 15, 2000
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 195512. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 10, 2025. CMS lists 68 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 15, 2023 to Sep 10, 2025): 49 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 3 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Sep 10, 2025	Post nurse staffing information every day. Nursing and Physician Services	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Sep 10, 2025	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 10, 2025	Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 10, 2025	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 10, 2025	Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 10, 2025	Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in… Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 10, 2025	Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 10, 2025	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 10, 2025	Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. Nutrition and Dietary	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 10, 2025	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jul 24, 2025	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 24, 2025	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 68. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $174,993 in the last three years.

Aug 29, 2024

Fine: $174,993

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.98 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.26 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.63 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.51 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 74%
RN turnover (yearly): 67%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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